Sunday, July 1, 2012

Super Saturday Recap

Yesterday I attended my first Super Saturday event.  It was hosted by Tarah Carr and Roger Mesina. I was able to sample the new Vegan Chocolate Shakeology:



It was actually pretty good.  Not nearly as chalky as the Tropical Shakeology.

I was able to watch a preview for the newest addition to the Beachbody family: Body Beast!



It doesn't look like a workout that appeals to me but I can see a lot of guys really rocking it.  :)

There was a bit of information about the new Les Mills Pump videos due later this year:  Les Mills Combat!  I am SUPER PSYCHED for these.  I am absolutely LOVING Les Mills Pump and I am keeping my fingers crossed that the new set is released as I'm finishing up my 90 days.  :)

Friday, June 29, 2012

Which Beachbody Program Should You Choose?

Did you know that Beachbody has a handy dandy chart right here that outlines ALL of their programs?

Are you a Fitness newbie?  Click the "Getting Started" tab to find programs best suited for your fitness level.  Looking for more cardio?  "Cardio/Fat Burning" is the tab for you!  Best Sellers, Weight Loss, Advanced, Express, and more! 

So what are you waiting for?  Check it out!  :)  If you have any questions regarding Turbofire, Brazil Butt Lift, or Les Mills Pump, feel free to ask me. 

Les Mills Pump: 30 Day Results


 




After 30 days of Les Mills Pump, here are my measurements:

Weight 128lbs (-4)
Waist 28 inches (-0.5)
Hips 35.5 inches
Chest 33.5 inches (-0.5)
Right Arm 10 inches
Left Arm 10 inches (-0.5)
Right Thigh 22.25 inches (-0.3)
Left Thigh 22 inches (-0.2)

Wednesday, June 27, 2012

Les Mills Pump Day 27 + more

So yesterday was my birthday.  I turned the big 3-5.  Eek!  I have been feeling a lot better about myself lately.  I am LOVING Les Mills Pump.  I might have to treat myself to the Deluxe videos.  :)  A new Les Mills Pump program will be available for pre-order this fall!  Hopefully it will be released around my 90 Day mark so I can just move right on.  :)  If not, I believe there will be a NEW Brazil Butt Lift program available this fall.  Choices, choices!

I ended up ordering myself a Polar Heart Rate Monitor.  I ordered the Polar FT4 from Bodytronics.  I was able to get it for under $60 using a coupon code.  I got the bronze color which really isn't that pretty.  :/  It's a basic HRM and I'm loving it!  I also signed up at MyFitnessPal.com and log in my meals and workouts.  There is a MFP app available for smartphones too.  Loving it all!

Friday will me my official 30 Day Les Mills Pump photos so stay tuned! 

Tuesday, June 26, 2012

FREE 30 day Trial of P90X, Turbo Fire or Brazil Butt Lift Challenge Packs!

From June 25th through July 31st through a Beachbody Coach ONLY, you can get a FREE 30 day trial of your choice of a P90X Challenge Pack, Turbo Fire Challenge Pack or a Brazil Butt Lift Challenge Pack!  All you pay is $14.95 shipping and handling and then you get to try either of those programs as well as Shakeology absolutely FREE for 30 days.  If you don’t completely LOVE it and see amazing results, send it back and you pay nothing, but Fall in LOVE with the results and lifestyle changes it brings you and you will be billed the challenge pack amount!

So what is a Challenge Pack exactly?
Well with a Beachbody Challenge Pack you get:
  • The complete workout program of your choice
  1. P90X
  2. TurboFire
  3. Brazil Butt Lift
  • A 30 day bag of Shakeology of your choice
  1. Greenberry
  2. Chocolate
  3. Tropical Vegan
  4. Chocolate Vegan (coming soon)
  • A 30 day Trial Club Membership at TeamBeachbody
  • And the opportunity to win daily cash prizes of $500, Monthly, Quarterly and even the Grand Prize of $250,000!
Brazil Butt Lift Challenge pack is $160, P90X and Turbo Fire are $205.   If you bought BBL and Shakeology from Beachbody it would cost you: $191.76, saving you $31.76 off the retail price!  If you bought either P90X or Turbo Fire and Shakeology online it would cost you: $251.66, so you save: $46.66.
And now before you have to pay for any of these amazing value Challenge Packs you can try them FREE for 30 days!

If after 30 days you are NOT satisfied, you can return the program and Shakeology (even the empty bag!) and owe NOTHING!  So what do you have to lose?



Thursday, June 14, 2012

Two weeks later...

And I am LOVING Les Mills Pump!  On the days when I'm scheduled to walk 30 or 45 minutes, I just pull out my Turbofire DVD's and pop in either Fire 30 or Fire 45.  I'm also tossing in some Brazil Butt Lift too!  Gotta continue to work on the angles, right?

I'm on Day Four of the Les Mills Pump Jump Start plan from the Nutrition Guide.  While I am following it, I modified it a bit to be more cost effective.  I'm not making 7 different breakfasts, lunch, dinners and snacks.  Example:  Yesterday and today I did the Whole Wheat English Muffin with Almond Butter and Apricot Preserves.  It was one of the less costliest breakfasts.  I have also done the Spicy Tuna salad (but I have to saute those two cups of mixed greens!  Raw greens are just not doable for me!) every other day.  I couldn't buy just 3 oz of ground turkey for the Turkey Meatballs with whole wheat spaghetti so I made 18 meatballs with the 19 oz package and cooked up the whole box of wheat spaghetti.  I then got individual containers and portioned out the spaghetti, 3 meatballs and marinara sauce among them.  Quick and easy dinner for a few nights.  The fresh apricots I bought for the apricot and cottage cheese breakfast spoiled so quickly.  :/  I am surprised to learn that the Chocolate Shakeology actually tastes GOOD when made with only water!  I did splurge and bought a yellowfin tuna steak for the Japanese Tuna dinner.  4 oz cooked for me and the rest was split between some of the kids.  :)



I bought a cheap kitchen scale to measure out my food.  I ordered a Polar FT4 heart rate monitor that is scheduled to arrive TODAY!  *happy dance*  I'm contemplating buying a Striiv pedometer because I want to keep track of how active I am during the day and I love the idea that it comes with a built in sim-like game. 

Before I forget, here are my photos from the beginning of the month.  So after 210 days worth of Beachbody programs, here are my Day 1 Les Mills Pump Before photos:


 
  
 


Monday, May 28, 2012

Blues

These last two weeks have been horrible.  I have no motivation lately.  I haven't been able to sleep and I haven't been eating much at all.  I think I'm just in a funk. 

I am about to take the plunge and order LES MILLS PUMP.  I just can't decide if I should get the basic package or the deluxe.  I'm thinking if I get the basic package then it will be easier for me to incorporate Turbofire (for cardio) and BBL (lower body toning). 

Thursday, May 17, 2012

Friday, May 11, 2012

Week 2 of TF/BBL Hybrid - Almost complete!

Holy smokes!  Has it really been almost 2 weeks since I updated?!  My personal life has kind of been hectic. My oldest child was being the target of bullies at her school over the fact that a boy that a few girls have liked since 6th grade likes her instead of them.  Their main complaint:  "It's not fair because we have liked him for so long"!  It ultimately culminated in one girl convincing her friends to write letters to this boy telling him how awful he was for liking my daughter and telling him awful things about her and then surrounding the two of them during break time and screaming at them.  That resulted in what I hope was my final call to the counselor.  So far I think things have quieted down.  But so yeah that's where I've been.

I'll admit I was having a tough time getting motivated this week but I still pulled through.

I had forgotten how much I LOVE Fire 45EZ from Turbofire!  I'm afraid I'm not incorporating the BBL workouts in as much as I should - maybe because TF Tone and TF Sculpt don't show up too often?  My knee is still bothering me so I'm still trying to take it easy on it but still push myself.  Still I NEED to figure out a way to get more BBL workouts in.  Fire 45, Fire 45 EZ and Fire 55 EZ show up a lot so I'm either going to need to suck it up and try and fit Leandro's Secret Weapon or Bum Bum Rapido.  My bum bum still isn't where I want it to be... YET!  :)

In other news, my size 6 jeans are DEFINITELY getting looser!  I find myself having to pull them up more often than not!  :D  The thought of possibly being able to fit into a size 4 pair of jeans is just MIND BOGGLING!! 

Food wise - not too bad but not that great.  My older kids are so picky.  I just need to get organized and come up with a meal plan that will fit this family. 

Keep your fingers crossed that this middle school drama is over and I can get back to posting regularly!  :)